Games on July 4, 1938

The games of July 4, 1938

On July 4, 1938, 26 games went into the books. The most lopsided result was the New York Giants' 16-1 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. The day's shutouts were the New York Giants over the Brooklyn Dodgers (3-0). One-run games: the Chicago White Sox 5-4 over the St. Louis Browns, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Cincinnati Reds, the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the Kansas City Monarchs 2-1 over the Memphis Red Sox. Elsewhere, the Philadelphia Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-5, the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Athletics 5-2, the Chicago American Giants beat the Birmingham Black Barons 12-2, the Birmingham Black Barons beat the Chicago American Giants 6-2, the St. Louis Browns fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-1, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 7-3, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Detroit Tigers, 5-2, the Memphis Red Sox beat the Kansas City Monarchs 12-5, the New York Black Yankees fell to the Newark Eagles, 6-3, and the New York Black Yankees fell to the Newark Eagles, 4-3. The New York Yankees and the Washington Senators played to a 4-4 tie. Doubleheaders on the date: the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, the Birmingham Black Barons and the Chicago American Giants, and the St. Louis Browns and the Chicago White Sox. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 3, 1938 and the next, Jul 7, 1938. For the wider picture, see the 1938 season.